Developing countries to surpass European countries in tourism - UNWTO

sQuashie 10:31 - 14 August 2015

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A few years past, advanced economies, mostly Europeans, were the most-favored tourist destination by far. However, in recent time, emerging economies seem to be playing a dominant role in the game or global tourism.

According to a projection by the United Nations World Tourism Org.(UNWTO), these emerging economies will soon be the choice for most international tourist as compared to their European counterpart.

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The reports project this timeline to 2020 as developing countries are already holding about 40% of total tourist arrival and almost 50% of all tourist spend is in these countries.

International tourism growth was relatively stagnate year-over-year in places like France while Mexico’s growth experienced acceleration.